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The Dom DeLuise Show aired during the 1987-1988 season in first run syndication.
This series described itself as " almost" but not quite, a situation comedy and did so with good reason. Although the regulars, most of whom had considerable experience as standup comics, all stayed in character , individual scenes frequently tended to look like variety-show comedy sketches or comedy monologues. On top of everything else, star Dom DeLuise ( and on occasion others in the cast) sometimes talked directly to the viewing audience, much as George Burns had done 3 decades earlier on The George Burns And Gracie Allen Show.
Most of the action took place in Dom's barber shop, where Dom and his black partner George ( George Wallace, the black actor not the former Governer)held court for their customers and friends. Among them were Maureen (Maureen Murphy), their spaced-out manicurist; Penny( Angela Ames), the sexy young aerobics instructor who worked nearby; Michael ( Michael Chambers), the loose-limbed pizza delivery boy who could dance up a storm; Charlie ( Charlie Callas), the paranoid , trench-coated private detective; and Billy ( Billy Scudder), the Chaplinesque ( including tramp costume and walk) little man who advertised Dom's Barber Shop with a small sign on his back. Dom, a widower who took pride in being a gourmet cook, lived behind the barbershop with his cute 10 year old daughter Rosa ( Lauren Woodland). His girlfriend Blanche ( Lois Foraker) owned a neighborhood pet shop and had given him Max, his pet chimpanzee, as a Christmas present. Located near the big movie studios in Hollywood, the barbershop was visited by celebrities like Burt Reynolds, Sherman Hemsley, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Dean Martin, and Tom Jones.
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